The Antiques Roadshow is at Durham Cathedral on Thursday, September 4 - here's what you need to know if you are going along

1) Come prepared. An outdoor Roadshow could be wet and cold or hot and sunny and even indoor Roadshows can get very hot. Wear comfy shoes.

2) The doors open at 9.30am. You don’t need a ticket to attend, and entry is free. As long as you are in the main queue by 4.30pm, you are guaranteed to see an expert.

3) Often the Roadshow gets quieter in the afternoon – it might be a good idea to come after 2pm. Or, if you don’t have items for valuation, come after 4.30 and be part of the event – the filming goes on until 7pm.

4) Bring whatever items you want to know more about. It’s often the items that you think are worthless that are the most interesting. Don’t bring a whole tea set – just bring a cup and saucer, or even a drawer and photo of a piece of furniture

Andrew Hayes-Watkins

Antiques Roadshow presenter Fiona Bruce

5) Look out for Fiona. Fiona Bruce will be filming pieces during the Roadshow day. She may be seen around the venue either filming or chatting to the public.

6) If a specialist is interested in filming your item they will fill out a request slip. If the producer says yes, you will be given a timeslot and taken to the waiting room.

7) People with large or heavy items wrote to the Roadshow in advance and they helped them bring them to the day.

8) There have been five presenters of the Antiques Roadshow – Bruce Drake, Angela Rippon, Hugh Scully, Michael Aspel and Fiona Bruce.

9) During the past 36 years there have been 702 programmes made at 534 different venues, the show has been abroad to 11 countries.

10) The highest value item ever seen was a maquette of the Angel of the North valued at a million pounds at Gateshead in 2008.

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